In addition to home design and remodeling, Glickman Design Build founder, Russ Glickman, has vast experience performing home accessibility expert witness work for attorneys and their clients dealing with personal injury claims. Russ can help prove costs to modify a home for someone who is wheelchair bound as a result of an injury, as well as serve as an expert witness for wheelchair accessible home assessments, modifications, conversions, and home redesigns potentially adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to expert witness cost reports. Russ can also assist with case reviews and depositions, and provide courtroom testimony for attorney’s clients.

2. $1,000,000
ONE MILLION DOLLARS

3. Did you know that costs for modifications to allow a
home to work properly for someone who needs to
use a wheelchair because of an injury can cost on
an average between:
$400,000 to $1 million plus??

4. Modifications often require:
• Most of the existing square footage of the home to be gutted
• The square footage of the home may need to be doubled to allow for:
• larger rooms
• widening of hallways and doorways
• elevators
• wheelchair accessible bathrooms
• curb-less roll in showers
• adequate (5’) wheelchair turning radius's in most rooms.

5. • Ramps, elevators & generators often need to be added
• Other modifications often include:
• covered entries
• home automation (remote opening doors; auto lowering cabinets)
• larger garages for larger wheelchair vans
• therapy room
• storage areas for vast durable medical equipment “DME” needs
• and more…

6. CAPS Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist by National Assn of Home Builders
CEAC Certified Environmental Access Consultant by AARP
UDCP Universal Design Certified Professional by National Assn of the Remodeling Industry
GACP Green Access Certified Professional
EPA CR Environmental Protection Agency Lead Paint Certified Renovator
MCR Master Certified Remodeler by National Assn of the Remodeling Industry
Russ Glickman, CAPS, CEAC, UDCP, GACP, EPA CR, MCR Founder Glickman Design Build

7. Assistance with Personal Injury Lawsuits & Medical Malpractice Claims:
• Russ Glickman, CAPS, CEAC, UDCP, MCR serves as an expert witness assisting law firms with personal injury
claims.
• He serves the Washington, DC metro area and can travel to surrounding areas. Russ proves damages related to
costs required to make a home work for someone in a wheelchair because of an injury. Often the costs are
$400k to $1mil+ to modify a home to work for someone using a wheelchair.
• Russ Glickman is called upon regularly by some of the most prestigious law firms in the area to assist attorneys
and their client’s in litigation involving personal injury cases. He serves as an expert witness for wheelchair
accessible home assessments, modifications, conversions, and home redesigns. He also prepares detailed cost
reports, assists with case reviews and depositions, and provides courtroom testimony for attorney’s clients.

8. • Jack Olender and Associates:
• Russ is currently handling a case for Jack Olender
• Shulman Rogers:
• Russ successfully concluded a case for Shulman Rogers
• Regan Zambri Long:
• Russ is currently handling 2 cases for Pat Regan now
• Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos:
• Russ just helped settle a case for Peter G. Angelos
FIRMS RUSS HAS RECENTLY ASSISTED:

9. …I highly recommend your company…
~Martin Levine
“…excellent work…
“…I enjoyed working with you on a personal level…
…your work was extremely expeditious…
…meticulously researched…
…brought in on budget…

10. CV
Russ Glickman is one of 6 remodelers in the DC Metro area to earn Master Certified Remodeler (MCR) by the National
Assn of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). “You won’t see too many of these, but if you do, pay careful attention. These are
the leaders of our industry.” ~NARI
 Applied formal training, personal experience and knowledge to design & build accessible, universal, aging-in-place
& multi-generational projects
 Served as a member on the board of advisors for the Jubilee Foundation
 Assisted in passage of the Montgomery Cty Design for Life Tax Incentive Program
 Consulted for projects: accessible, universal & aging-in-place projects
 Named ‘Big50’ by Remodeling Magazine in 2012 – a national award
 Named ‘Best of HOUZZ’ in 2013, 2014 & 2015
Endorsed & featured in television media & national & local publications including:
• CBS WUSA-9 home modifications for disabilities
• Remodeling Magazine
• Washingtonian Magazine ‘Top Remodeler’
• Washington Post
• Bethesda Magazine
• Local newspapers: Gazette, Almanac, Connection
• Better Homes & Gardens

11. 1) Qualified Remodeler Magazine “QR”: Master Design Award for Universal Design
2) Chrysalis National Award: Universal Design
3) Bethesda Magazine “Readers’ Pick”: Best Remodeling Firm
4) Bethesda Magazine “Readers’ Pick”: Best Kitchen Design Firm
5) Qualified Remodeler Magazine: QR top 500 Remodelers in the Nation
6) Remodeling Magazine: Top 550 Remodelers in the Nation
7) Maryland Improvement Contractors Association “MICA”: Best Residential Kitchen
2015 Awards for Glickman Design Build

12. 8) Maryland Improvement Contractors Association “MICA”: Best Entire Home Remodel
9) Maryland Improvement Contractors Association “MICA”: Best Residential Kitchen
10) National Association of Home Builders “NAHB”: Best Accessible Living Remodel over $100k
11) National Association of Home Builders “NAHB”: Best Whole House Renovation over $750k
12) National Association of the Remodeling Industry “NARI”: Best Universal Design over $100k
13) National Association of the Remodeling Industry “NARI”: Best Whole House Renovation over $750k
2015 Awards continued

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The beginnings…
• Accessible Modifications
• Mobility Solutions
• Universal Designs
• Aging-in-Place
Mikie & Russ Glickman

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Mikie Glickman
United Way Poster Child of the Year
On National TV in1992
Mikie’s “15 minutes of fame”

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Aging-in-Place Solution
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• Curb-less shower
• pull down bench
• Grab bars
• Roll-under sinks
Similar solutions for
wheelchair accessibility

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Hidden Ramp
Wheelchair accessible

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After

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Hidden Ramps

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Body dryer

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Powder room expanded into an accessible bathroom

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Fold down grab bar

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Roll under sinks with grab bars
Accessible shower:
• Curb-less
• Hand-held
• Grab bars
• Fold down bench

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Before
After

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Before
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Elevator addition

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X-Y track lifts

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Vertical wheelchair platform lifts

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Custom Therapy Table

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Beautiful Wheelchair Accessibility
• Solutions for now & a worry-free future
• Invisible accessibility
• Capitalize on your investment
• Modern luxuries can be incorporated
“The ability to live in one's own home and community safely, independently, and
comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level.”

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45. Renovations, Additions, Kitchens and Baths

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Our Process

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Phase 1: Feasibility Study
• General purpose of the feasibility study is to determine roughly how a
proposed project could look, what general features may be included, and
ballpark estimates.
• What’s included:
• Photograph and document existing conditions, floor plans, and elevations
• Preliminary zoning and code analysis
• Schematic design sketches, floor plans, and elevations
• Revise one floor plan and develop elevations
• Present preliminary budget analysis

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Phase 1
• Photograph and document existing conditions, floor plans, and elevations

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Phase 1
• Photograph and document existing conditions, floor plans, and elevations

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Phase 1
• Schematic design sketches, floor plans, and elevations
Scope of Project:
• Renovate 1st floor
• 2nd story addition
• Re-configure basement
• Detached one or two car garage
• New driveway

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Phase 1 • Schematic design sketches, floor plans, and elevations

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Phase 1
• Schematic design sketches, floor plans, and elevations

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Phase 1
Schematic design sketches
floor plans
elevations

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Phase 2: Design Development
• During the design development phase, we will work with you to develop the
final design & specifications, provide guidance on material selections, and
present a fixed cost budget to be incorporated into a comprehensive
construction agreement.
• What’s included:
• 3D Black & White and Colored Renderings
• Detailed scope
• Develop floor plan elevations
• Assist in selection of finishes and materials; develop allowances
• Conduct a site walk-thru with experts/subcontractors
• Fixed price/budget with allowance

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Phase 2
• Detailed scope
• Large family room open to kitchen
• Circular flow in main level
• Updated bathroom on main level
• Kitchen renovation
• Create entrance with mudroom
• 2nd floor laundry room
• Two additional bedrooms with WIC
• Jack & Jill bathroom
• Master suite with two WIC & 5 pc bathroom
• Re-configured basement
• Convert garage into living space
• Detached one or two car garage
• New driveway
• Rough-in for elevator
• Generator
• High efficiency features
• Wind shielding
• Updated electric
• Updated plumbing
• Attic space

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Phase 2 • 3D Black & White Renderings

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Phase 2
• 3D Color Renderings

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3d Color Renderings

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3d Color Renderings

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3d Color Renderings

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3d Color
Renderings

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3d Color Renderings

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3d Color
Renderings

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3d Color Renderings

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Concepts – work in progress

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Concepts – work in progress

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Concepts – work in progress

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Concepts – work in progress

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Concepts – work in progress

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Completion Photos

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Completion Photos

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Completion Photos

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Completion Photos

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Completion Photos

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Completion Photos

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Completion Photos

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Additions

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Additions

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Before & After

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Before & After

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Before & After

83. Glickman
featured
in the media

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award winning
project
featured
on front cover

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award winning kitchen
featured
on front cover

86. Our Certified
Aging-in-Place
Professionals
Bethesda Magazine Profile on Experts

87. Think About Your Own Home…
• Which space(s) in your house are you
wanting to update?
• What do you love most about your
current home?
• What do you dislike most about your
current home?
• What are your priorities for your
updated home?
• Are you looking to update the
flow/function of your space or simply
update the look?

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Creating a Vision
• How do you use your space?
• causal vs formal entertaining
• prioritizing daily functions
• Lifestyle
• stage/age of children in your home
• aging in place
• Style preferences
• modern vs traditional vs transitional
• Enjoying your investment
• staying in your home
• resale value
• Budget
• prioritize wants/needs/wish list
• finishes

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